Macuquinas (Cobs) coins catalog

Philip III

Son of Philip II, he succeeded his father as King of Spain in 1598. Philip III contracted with Captain Alonso Turrillo de Yebra to build and operate a mint in Santa Fé de Bogotá, this was recorded in a royal order dated 1-April-1620. The contract was amended on 10 June 1620 to specify rights to open and operate a subsidiary mint in Cartagena de las Indias, this was to meet the demand for money in the vicinity of Cartagena.
The earliest known coins from Cartagena are dated 1622 and have the name of Philip III around the perimeter of the shield design on the coins. No such coins were known to exist until recovered from the shipwrecked remains of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha. Since Philip III died in 1621, these coins must have been made before the news of the new king, Philip IIII, had reached the new world.
The first gold coins struck in the new world are among the 1622 dated Cartagena pieces of Philip III.

Philip IV

2 Escudos 1635, A, Nuevo Reino. 6.77 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon in reverse order, empty triangle intended for pomegranate at bottom of shield.
Reverse:
Jerusalem cross with four digit date.

8 Reales 1622 Cartagena. 24.074 grams
Obverse:
Early style Habsburg shield with small escutcheon of Portugal superimposed on the arms of Castile and Leon. Assayer A visible to right of shield. The RN mint mark for Cartagena is not visible, it would be to the left of the shield.
Reverse:
Arms of Castile & Leon, arranged in a cross.

8 Reales 1622 Cartagena. 12.479 grams
Obverse:
Early style Habsburg shield with small escutcheon of Portugal superimposed on the arms of Castile and Leon. Assayer A visible to right of shield. RN mint mark for Cartagena is barely visible to the left of the shield.
Reverse:
Arms of Castile and Leon, arranged in a cross.

8 Reales 1622 Cartagena. 10.674 grams
Obverse:
Early style Habsburg shield with small escutcheon of Portugal superimposed on the arms of Castile and Leon. Assayer A not visible, would be to right of shield. The N of the RN mint mark for Cartagena is barely visible to the left of the shield.
Reverse:
Arms of Castile & Leon, arranged in a cross. "...EX 162.." of the legend HISPANIARVM REX 1622 is visible, part of the final 2 is visible.

8 Reales 1626 Cartagena. 27.4 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with arms of Castile and Leon in correct order, crown above. Value of VIII, not visible on this piece, should be located right of the shield reading downward. Left of the shield is the assayer mark "E" situated between the N and R which is the mint mark NR. The peripheral legend which is not visible on this piece should read: PHILIPPVS IIII DG
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions design in correct order. The legend around reads HI(SPANIARVM REX 16)26

8 Reales 1626 Cartagena. 26.782 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon in correct order. Has two mint marks, first mint mark is NR to left of the shield. Assayer is E, located between the N and the R. The second mint mark is RN to the right of the shield and below the VIII.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions. New type currently unlisted in all reference books.

8 Reales 1626 Cartagena. 27.174 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon in correct order. Has two mint marks, first mint mark is NR to left of the shield, however only part is visible. Assayer is E, located between the N and the R. The second mint mark is RN to the right of the shield and below the VIII.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions design in correct order. The legend around reads HI(SPANIARVM REX 16)26.

8 Reales 1626 Nuevo Reino. 26.759 grams
Obverse:
Crowned Habsburg shield, with small triangle at bottom. The lions and castles for Castile and Leon are swapped. To the right of the shield is the vertical numeral VIII, for the denomination, reading downward. To the left of the shield is NRP: NR is the mint mark for Nuevo Reino and P is the assayer mark for Miguel Pinto Camargo. The legend around the periphery reads: "(PHI)LIPP(VS · IIII · D · G)".
Reverse:
Cross surrounded by 8 arcs. In the quarters of the cross are castles and lions, for Castile and Leon, again swapped from the correct location. The legend around the periphery reads "(HISP)ANIA(RVM) · RE(X) · 1627".

8 Reales 1655 Cartagena. 25.532 grams
Obverse:
Quartered shield with arms of Castile and Leon in correct order. Pomegranate at bottom of shield. Value VIII reading upward to left of the shield. Mintmark C to right of shield, Assayer S right of shield and beneath the mintmark.
Reverse:
Pillars with waves. Date not visible, should be at 11 O'clock. The only date known for this coin type is 1655.

8 Reales 1653 Nuevo Reino. 24.306 grams
Obverse:
Quartered shield with arms of Castile and Leon, pomegranate at bottom of shield. Strong strike.
Reverse:
Pillars with waves below. NoR mintmark above the waves. PLVS ULTRA completely spelled out in three lines. Date (16)53 reading downward along outside edge of right pillar. Assayer PoRMS reading upward along outside edge of left pillar.

4 Reales 1622 Santa Fé. 11.623 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with small shield of Portugal superimposed upon the upper part. Crown above the Habsburg shield. The mint mark "S" would be to the left of the shield and the assayer "A" would be to the right of the shield. The legend around the shield is "PHILIPPVS · IIII · D · G" of which only "...S II..." is visible.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions in correct order. Legend around the shield is "HISPANIARVM · REX · 1622" of which only "...· 162..." is visible.

4 Reales 1633 Cartagena. 11.112 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon in correct order. Mint mark "C" to the right of the shield.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions.

4 Reales 1665 Nuevo Reino. 11.74 grams
Obverse:
Quartered shield with arms of Castile and Leon, pomegranate at bottom of shield.
Reverse:
Pillars with waves below. NoR mintmark above the waves. Date 1665 reading downward along outside edge of right pillar. Assayer PoR reading upward along outside edge of left pillar.

2 Reales 1630 Cartagena. 5.952 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon in correct order. To the right of the shield is the vertical arrangement of mintmark "(R) N" and assayer " E". The denomination is not visible, but should be to the left of the shield, a horizontal Roman numeral "II" situated between two dots.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions in correct order.

2 Reales 1630-1634 Cartagena. 5.677 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon in correct order. To the right of the shield is vertical arrangement of mintmark and assayer "+ C + E +". Mint mark "C" is made from a broken punch.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions.

2 Reales 1632-1642 Nuevo Reino. 6.718 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon swapped. Pomegranate in small triangle at the bottom of the shield. Mint mark "NR" and assayer "A", Alonso de Anuncibay, are arranged vertically to the left side of the shield. The value "II" is alongside the right side of the shield.
Reverse:
Cross with Castile and Leon in the proper positions.

2 Reales 1647 Nuevo Reino. 6.656 grams
Obverse:
Habsburg shield with Castile and Leon in correct order. Does not have dot in triangle at bottom of shield, what shows is line extension of OLD BURGUNDY. Assayer (R) is Pedro Ramos. Has horizontal II to right of shield.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions in correct order.

1 Real 1625 Cartagena. 3.408 grams
Obverse:
Early style Habsburg shield with small escutcheon of Portugal superimposed on the arms of Castile and Leon. Mint mark "RN" is to left of the shield, clear N and small portion of R is visible. Denomination "I" to right of shield, assayer H to right of shield, beneath the denomination.
Reverse:
Arms of Castile & Leon, arranged in a cross.

1 Real 1653 Nuevo Reino 3.293 grams
Obverse:
Quartered shield with arms of Castile and Leon in correct order, pomegranate at bottom of shield. Full ordinal "IIII" for Philip IIII. Assayer "R" to left of the shield.
Reverse:
Pillars with waves below. Date of 1653 between 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock. Mint mark "N" is partially visible beneath "LV" between the columns.

1/2 Real 1662 Nuevo Reino. 1.747 grams
Obverse:
PHILIPVS monogram with crown above and legend around. The legend should say "PHILIPPVS · IIII · D · G". Some of the legend is visible with the best part being "... PVS..." of PHILIPPVS. Mint mark "N" to the left of the monogram.
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions in correct order. Legend around reads "HISPANIARVM REX 1662"

Charles II

8 Reales 1666 Nuevo Reino. 25.324 grams
Obverse:
Quartered shield with arms of Castile and Leon in correct order. Pomegranate at bottom of shield. Value VIII reading downward to right of the shield.
Reverse:
Pillars with waves. Assayer PoRS.

4 Reales 1666 Nuevo Reino. 13.425 grams
Obverse:
Quartered shield of Castile and Leon, with pomegranate in triangle at bottom of shield. Value of IIII reads vertically to the left of the shield. You can read "C....ROLV..." in the peripheral legend which is part of "CAROLVS · II · DEI · GRA".
Reverse:
Pillars and Waves design with assayer PoR alongside the left column and the date 1666 along the right column. "...ANIARVM...T · IN" in the peripheral legend which is part of "HISPANIARVM · ET · INDIARVM · REX".

4 Reales 1693 Nuevo Reino. 14.28 grams
Obverse:
Quartered shield with arms of Castile and Leon in correct order. Pomegranate at bottom of shield. Value IIII left of the shield (not visible on this coin).
Reverse:
Pillars with waves. Assayer VA to the left of the pillars, reading from top to bottom. The legend PL / VL / NoR is above and between the columns. The date of (1693) is to the right of the pillars and reads from top to bottom.

1/2 Real ND Nuevo Reino. 1.305 grams
Obverse:
PHILIPVS monogram with legend around, but without a crown above the monogram . The legend should say "CAROLVS · II · D · G". Some of the legend is visible "... LVS · II ...".
Reverse:
Cross with castles and lions in correct order. Legend around should say "HISPANIARVM REX" and the date. What can be seen is, "HIS...RV",